Paul Chimedza

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Paul Chimedza is the President of the Zimbabwe Medical Association and a politician. [1] Chimedza was born on 29th June 1967 in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe.

He was arrested in the Bubi District of Matabeleland North Province following the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'etat. [2] This came after Chimedza was promoted to a government position by former President Robert Mugabe in a cabinet reshuffle one month earlier.

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